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A discontinuous DNA glycosylase domain in a family of enzymes that excise 5-methylcytosine.
Nucleic acids research - 1 Mar 2011
Ponferrada-Marín María Isabel, Parrilla-Doblas Jara Teresa, Roldán-Arjona Teresa, Ariza Rafael R
Abstract excerpt
DNA cytosine methylation (5-meC) is a widespread epigenetic mark associated to gene silencing. In plants, DEMETER-LIKE (DML) proteins typified by Arabidopsis REPRESSOR OF SILENCING 1 (ROS1) initiate active DNA demethylation by catalyzing 5-meC excision. DML proteins belong to the HhH-GPD superfamily, the largest and most functionally diverse group of DNA glycosylases, but the molecular properties that underlie...
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